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good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm more in leicester here in washington d.c. busier headlines for friday december twenty first two thousand and twelve today is a good time to reflect on this. by now which predicts. on the twenty first except this year. that would be today and the world didn't end i think it's fair to say so we will reflect on what may lie ahead in the coming new year reflect on this year in economic trends dave column is a cornell chemistry professor but he's known in finance for his annual year in review which is out today and he is here in studio to talk about it plus you wes stocks drop as house republicans cancel a vote on the fiscal cliff political disarray hit stock markets those were how the headlines read today when i came into work what is this just white noise we'll talk about signs of a broken market that go far beyond the day to day news reported we moving them plus from market scandals to our very own we'll break down what you loved and hated this week in viewer feedback let's get to today's capital account. well the world didn't
good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm more in leicester here in washington d.c. busier headlines for friday december twenty first two thousand and twelve today is a good time to reflect on this. by now which predicts. on the twenty first except this year. that would be today and the world didn't end i think it's fair to say so we will reflect on what may lie ahead in the coming new year reflect on this year in economic trends dave column is a cornell chemistry professor but he's known...
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tel aviv britain's resurgent euro skepticism is now even getting the us a little worried washington is afraid of losing its influential ally in the european union and even warning of consequences if the u.k. leaves the bloc but political analyst robert all service says it's a britain's business alone. i think the people in britain really will make their own minds up about a future we don't need what to don't need to be told what to do by someone from another country be that the united states or or stall the president of the european commission for that matter really president obama needs to understand is that the european union is actually damaging for europe it's actually undermining the economy of different member states many member states are suffering a very harshly as a result of these economic policies policies which he has thoughtfully rejected and he wouldn't like to be told how to manage his economy by an unaccountable bureaucracy like other countries in europe countries in the eurozone are being told how to manage their own affairs having to hack into have all things over to
tel aviv britain's resurgent euro skepticism is now even getting the us a little worried washington is afraid of losing its influential ally in the european union and even warning of consequences if the u.k. leaves the bloc but political analyst robert all service says it's a britain's business alone. i think the people in britain really will make their own minds up about a future we don't need what to don't need to be told what to do by someone from another country be that the united states or...
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washington's reportedly planning to double the size of its spy network abroad by hiring more than sixteen hundred undercover agents as part of an overhaul within the pentagon's defense intelligence agency which is expected to rival the cia scott horton contributing editor at harper's magazine believes the u.s. is admitting its neglected the old fashioned tradecraft of gathering intelligence. this planning change actually can be rather is is an admission of sorts and that is that the intelligence that's been collected by this massive apparatus has been very very weak particularly in the critical north east. middle east and. and the north africa region and also in pakistan the intelligence community did not see the arab spring coming. in the tori as mrs smith's about the situations in countries like egypt and syria for instance and i think in part this results from a heavy focus by the intelligence community overall or on what's called signal signals intelligence that is these very very sophisticated intercept systems to the detriment of the traditional human intelligence and i think that w
washington's reportedly planning to double the size of its spy network abroad by hiring more than sixteen hundred undercover agents as part of an overhaul within the pentagon's defense intelligence agency which is expected to rival the cia scott horton contributing editor at harper's magazine believes the u.s. is admitting its neglected the old fashioned tradecraft of gathering intelligence. this planning change actually can be rather is is an admission of sorts and that is that the...
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will bring you inside on the global financial headlines from washington. the stunning beauty of reindeer gracefully dancing across the arctic tundra more than just a scenic image it is a way of life traditionally the people are nomadic reindeer herders and go in many ways they lead a simple and rustic life they are also highly skilled and organized. another weekend. google moving around. respond to summer depending on. the day we found this particularly camp they were settled near the coast of the ta to see here for families work together to manage nearly a thousand reindeer herding reindeer is not just a job for the people in fact it's a part of their entire culture and way of life and that they can use almost every single part of the reindeer to help them survive. a deer is a means of transportation. equipment and clothes for the outside and. the life in the tundra is harsh and so before winter hits many of the children are helicoptered to the center of the district and not even for boarding school. students learn different languages utilize modern techn
will bring you inside on the global financial headlines from washington. the stunning beauty of reindeer gracefully dancing across the arctic tundra more than just a scenic image it is a way of life traditionally the people are nomadic reindeer herders and go in many ways they lead a simple and rustic life they are also highly skilled and organized. another weekend. google moving around. respond to summer depending on. the day we found this particularly camp they were settled near the coast of...
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all of the unmanned planes are counted for university of tehran professor sayid mohammad marandi says washington is responsible for heightening tensions be united states is going to be a hostile manner towards iran the very fact that drones are causing the growing overrun you know spirit americans are carrying out. psychological warfare against iran shut down the iranian central bank program in iran from even importing medicine some people have died because of a shortage of medicine in iran because of the sanctions at the united. country that hurt them more than anyone else because it shows how aggressive western countries are behaving and how irrational and barbaric this heightened tensions because this forces iran to behave more aggressively towards the united states and its allies because it sees. a potential only reason why american drones could be in iranian airspace is for them to carry out surveillance operations against iranian targets. nato foreign ministers are meeting in brussels where they expected to approve the deployment of patriot missiles in turkey and harasses alliance partners
all of the unmanned planes are counted for university of tehran professor sayid mohammad marandi says washington is responsible for heightening tensions be united states is going to be a hostile manner towards iran the very fact that drones are causing the growing overrun you know spirit americans are carrying out. psychological warfare against iran shut down the iranian central bank program in iran from even importing medicine some people have died because of a shortage of medicine in iran...
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oil prices have soared in the asian markets ahead of a last minute effort in washington to reach a deal on fiscal cliff that's what you read in the news so this whole charade in washington could have implications on many less. which some call a product of u.s. lawmakers imagination could become a self-fulfilling prophecy while congress has trouble sorting out a deal to prevent american slipping into a tax black hole some agreements just seem to breeze through as china graph from want to wait news explains what can the united states of america this is where we govern by crisis we don't have representatives in washington d.c. we have political prostitutes that will go before a camera and say that anything that they have to say is to keep this massive government rolling and you can make sexual interest influence a washington d.c. whore that when the cameras are on you know they're on the red team they're going out there saying it's the welfare folks as well that's the people on food stamps or the people in extended unemployment benefits if they're on the blue team they're coming out and tr
oil prices have soared in the asian markets ahead of a last minute effort in washington to reach a deal on fiscal cliff that's what you read in the news so this whole charade in washington could have implications on many less. which some call a product of u.s. lawmakers imagination could become a self-fulfilling prophecy while congress has trouble sorting out a deal to prevent american slipping into a tax black hole some agreements just seem to breeze through as china graph from want to wait...
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well i'm going to washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture in february of this year if you can governor rick snyder testified on capitol hill saying that right to work for less laws were not right for michigan so what's changed over the last ten months and how badly will the right to work for less law herb's the michigan economy also as tuitions rates of colleges and universities across the country continue to skyrocket tuition free universities are becoming relics of another age our students at one of the stations last to asian for universities fighting back against a first ever plan to charge tuition and last month washington state and colorado became the first two states in america to legalize the recreational use of marijuana now comes the hard part i will the states regulate the sale and use of the drug and will the federal government let them. you need to know this earlier this year michigan's republican governor rick snyder attended a hearing on capitol hill to talk about state eco
well i'm going to washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture in february of this year if you can governor rick snyder testified on capitol hill saying that right to work for less laws were not right for michigan so what's changed over the last ten months and how badly will the right to work for less law herb's the michigan economy also as tuitions rates of colleges and universities across the country continue to skyrocket tuition free universities are becoming relics...
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or the way and washington once and for the. option rotund they live with us on the line from london happy new year to you and we do hope we'll continue to see you here on our teeth around twenty thirty. exception. to it have been years. now rory's back at the news already up to i have never seen a look so big. owners like forty feet in front of the size of wonderful three of you you know they say they say the camera adds ten pounds when you can go and. stop it as we all know you know artie we've got our three english around the world you. see espanol but in the united states they've got their own network of course r t america with a very impressive washington d.c. studio we can get to christine and we can almost get to christine for the moment she's just wrapping up our newscast right now in fact i can i can tell you i think the focus of our newscast has been has been that of the fiscal cliff we've been talking about it obama is going to address it in some hours but for now though make a lot of how well i will get to pepe escob
or the way and washington once and for the. option rotund they live with us on the line from london happy new year to you and we do hope we'll continue to see you here on our teeth around twenty thirty. exception. to it have been years. now rory's back at the news already up to i have never seen a look so big. owners like forty feet in front of the size of wonderful three of you you know they say they say the camera adds ten pounds when you can go and. stop it as we all know you know artie...
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it is monday december tenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you watching our team while if you haven't been dancing to gangnam style you're one of the few who didn't contribute to the song becoming the most watched you tube video of all time but south korean sensation side has a lesser known song that's caused him some grief in recent days in two thousand and four sign performed a song at an american themed concert around the same time the korean missionaries were killed in iraq and after a u.s. military tank accidently killed korean schoolgirls want to show you some of the lyrics he says kill those f. ing yankees who have been torturing iraqi captives kill those f. ing yankees who ordered them to torture kill their daughters mothers daughters in law and fathers kill them all slowly and painfully distance topside from performing at last night's annual chris. miss in washington concert where the members of the audience are more famous than the performers among them president barack obama who gamely shuck size hand after his sp
it is monday december tenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you watching our team while if you haven't been dancing to gangnam style you're one of the few who didn't contribute to the song becoming the most watched you tube video of all time but south korean sensation side has a lesser known song that's caused him some grief in recent days in two thousand and four sign performed a song at an american themed concert around the same time the korean missionaries were killed in iraq...
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finally put the kybosh on let's organize a rally on a saturday in washington d.c. when everything is closed and people come from around the country and spend a lot of money to walk around in a circle and come home. i think. what . people might think it was by a certain degree much. i guess what you say. no longer represents the people. the people are going to take care. thank you. thank. you thank. you. thank you thank you. thank you. thank you. for. i. mean five thirty in the morning is a comedy on most mornings early in the occupy wall street movement there would only be about fifty maybe two hundred or so occupying the space but it's five thirty in the morning on the morning of october fourteenth two thousand and eleven several thousand people were gathered there wide awake why because mayor mike bloomberg had declared that his own personal army his words the n.y.p.d. constituting the seventh largest army in the world would have victor occupy wall street and these thousands were there not just in solidarity they were there armed with an idea some cardboard signs
finally put the kybosh on let's organize a rally on a saturday in washington d.c. when everything is closed and people come from around the country and spend a lot of money to walk around in a circle and come home. i think. what . people might think it was by a certain degree much. i guess what you say. no longer represents the people. the people are going to take care. thank you. thank. you thank. you. thank you thank you. thank you. thank you. for. i. mean five thirty in the morning is a...
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it's tuesday december fourth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. well in case you've been living under a rock there is some news coming out of the u.k. prince william and kate are expecting their first child this has set off a media spectacle this is a huge story in europe but here in the u.s. the mainstream media has a ramp up its coverage take a look. ever since the royal couple got married britain has been waiting for its royal baby now that baby is on the way the media would be waiting for this story with bated breath its acute morning sickness treated with every hydration that cheesy with. supplements and try to get it back on track they were planning to announce this at this point but she has not yet twelve weeks pregnant they haven't even told prince charles or the queen about this until today. leisure every woman is enjoying c.n.n.'s coverage and listening to a male reporter talk about morning sickness while while they're covering a story that has little impact here in the u.s. arts he will cover wh
it's tuesday december fourth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. well in case you've been living under a rock there is some news coming out of the u.k. prince william and kate are expecting their first child this has set off a media spectacle this is a huge story in europe but here in the u.s. the mainstream media has a ramp up its coverage take a look. ever since the royal couple got married britain has been waiting for its royal baby now that baby is on...
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washington post reports that adelson is flying to washington d.c. to meet with republican leaders in surprise hopes of changing the foreign corrupt practices act currently president obama's department of justice is investigating adelson for violating that act as it's been suggested he was bribing officials in china to get its casinos built in chinese controlled territory. which is of course probably why adelson spent so much money to defeat president obama because a republican romney administration would bring with it a new republican attorney general and a new republican justice department to find out prosecuted or might just settle out of court for a small fine to make it all go away this is the life of the rich and powerful in america being in trouble with a law that is by new politicians and get new laws to protect themselves used to be called bribery but today thanks to the supreme court's citizens united decision it's called business as usual. now and the people who get left behind when billionaires like sheldon adelson own our politicians i'm
washington post reports that adelson is flying to washington d.c. to meet with republican leaders in surprise hopes of changing the foreign corrupt practices act currently president obama's department of justice is investigating adelson for violating that act as it's been suggested he was bribing officials in china to get its casinos built in chinese controlled territory. which is of course probably why adelson spent so much money to defeat president obama because a republican romney...
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well i'm john hartman in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. it out of state spends more on defense than the next fifteen closest countries combined she would be cutting military funding instead of the social security benefits that many millions of americans rely on and restoring the minimum wage to its historical level would help create more than sixteen billion dollars in new consumer spending and raising the minimum wage is one of the easiest ways to spur economic growth why are so many people opposed to it. you need to know. the white house says they want to cut social security insurance payments over time using a tricky little technique called the chained c.p.i. instead of actually measuring real inflation this particular consumer price index c.p.i. is chained to consumers' behavior they call it had donek in quality adjustments to make it sound scientific but here's how it works if the price of beef goes up so people start eating cheaper chicken instead and instead of measuring the actual inflation is reflected by the rising cost of meats
well i'm john hartman in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. it out of state spends more on defense than the next fifteen closest countries combined she would be cutting military funding instead of the social security benefits that many millions of americans rely on and restoring the minimum wage to its historical level would help create more than sixteen billion dollars in new consumer spending and raising the minimum wage is one of the easiest ways to spur...
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and washington looks to deal that would let more u.s. troops and asia as china's new leader advises the military to prepare for a strike. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow. there has been no word about the fate of ukrainian journalist being held hostage in syria after a deadline for execution set by rebels passed on thursday. who's assisted r.t. along with other media outlets journey in the ongoing syrian conflict was abducted by insurgents now two months ago they threatened to kill her if a fifty million dollars ransom was not paid by taking up the story for us now. well the deadline has passed with no word as to whether or not she is dead or alive she was reportedly kidnapped by the free syrian army and held for ransom of fifty million u.s. dollars she was taken hostage nearly two months ago and since then has appeared in two separate videos in the first she appeals to the ukrainian government to pay the ransom money and sit her free in a second which many believe was made under due is she admits to being a
and washington looks to deal that would let more u.s. troops and asia as china's new leader advises the military to prepare for a strike. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow. there has been no word about the fate of ukrainian journalist being held hostage in syria after a deadline for execution set by rebels passed on thursday. who's assisted r.t. along with other media outlets journey in the ongoing syrian conflict was abducted by insurgents now two months ago they...
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it's monday december seventeenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you're watching our team. while much of this country today is still in shock devastated over the deaths of twenty children and six adults murdered at a connecticut elementary school friday morning newtown connecticut has been described as a picturesque a quiet new england town and there are no words to truly describe the horror of what happened or the sense of loss residents there are feeling president obama spoke to the community yesterday evening in an attempt to try to bring the country together in this time of crisis we can't tolerate this anymore these tragedies must and and to end them we must change. we will be told that the causes of such violence are complex and that is true no single law no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society but that can't be an excuse for inaction surely we can do better than this if there's even one step we can take to save another child or another parent or another town
it's monday december seventeenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you're watching our team. while much of this country today is still in shock devastated over the deaths of twenty children and six adults murdered at a connecticut elementary school friday morning newtown connecticut has been described as a picturesque a quiet new england town and there are no words to truly describe the horror of what happened or the sense of loss residents there are feeling president obama spoke to...
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dr flowers thought fit to attend as an uninvited guest a wall street comes to washington health care conference i crashed the party with her i doubt it would let my big camera and so i had to shoot the video this impromptu meeting with the real death panels on myself was it how can i ask we did the national health service i didn't i acceptable. practice because they can't provide i was. was out i was. fine i think you're going to have a snow cave ready you are right at the. they want to. change it. and. we got to put it on the street and join protesters picketing outside where a dare risk wrote shared her story of why health care was literally a life and death issue i came here because. for my father part i was full suicide shot himself it had three states but because her life partner did have enough money to pay for health care to take care of it and invited half the cost my sister and myself first fifty four years old this is the most considerate suicide that i ever heard of he had to quit sitting outside everything he had borrowed from everybody saying you know we turned this post
dr flowers thought fit to attend as an uninvited guest a wall street comes to washington health care conference i crashed the party with her i doubt it would let my big camera and so i had to shoot the video this impromptu meeting with the real death panels on myself was it how can i ask we did the national health service i didn't i acceptable. practice because they can't provide i was. was out i was. fine i think you're going to have a snow cave ready you are right at the. they want to. change...
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hospital in washington d.c. we'll tell you about a culture of drug dealing that has reportedly taken over. she's been talking about that a lot she saw it she said mommy i can't get that body out of my head i keep seeing that. it's been three days since the connecticut school massacre shook the nation to its core and already we're starting to see and hear the urgent need for better gun control but how much can president obama actually do to create change the latest from newtown and the bigger implications of this incident may have on the united states we are the most transparent of the three. issues from the president was very jay carney talks transparency at a white house briefing despite claiming to be the most transparent administration in history there are more than a few dark spots on the president's record some light on those just ahead. it's monday december seventeenth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for a sound you're watching are today. again with a closer look at a problem taking place inside
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we head to washington d.c. after the break for law in the capital account. well going into the future this month high tech means good health whether it be the latest laser cutters on lifesaving heart valves crushing innovators are working hard to keep you healthy chris some companies it's been a winding road from car simulators to cutting edge training systems for others it's been a lifetime of work a lot in the mysteries of the self check it all out on technology update we've got the future cover. download the official ati application to your cell phone choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites from alzheimer's if you're away from your television or it just doesn't matter how would your mobile device if you could watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. something . lies beneath. thousands of meters of mice country from. the lab. that is aloof from many. but dangerous even to those who keep it at a distance. live because the. lives of at. least. live. well see british scientists not. spot on because we don't. market why not. find out what's really
we head to washington d.c. after the break for law in the capital account. well going into the future this month high tech means good health whether it be the latest laser cutters on lifesaving heart valves crushing innovators are working hard to keep you healthy chris some companies it's been a winding road from car simulators to cutting edge training systems for others it's been a lifetime of work a lot in the mysteries of the self check it all out on technology update we've got the future...
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some press attention has been given more it seems in the last year or so here's an article from the washington post modern monetary theory an unconventional take on economic strategy and further in this off article it talks about deficit our walls and so not hawks or does but owls now where did this term come from well according to the article it was coined by stephanie calton a professor at the university of missouri at kansas city who with another gentleman talked about in the article is part of a small group of economists who have concluded that everyone members of congress think tank denizens the entire mainstream of the economics profession has misunderstood how the government interacts with the economy if their theory dubbed modern monetary theory or and then t. is right then everything we thought we knew about the budget taxes and the federal reserve is wrong so here to really discuss what m. and t. is and what its advocating is stephanie calton her self so first of all thank you so much for being on the show professor cults and we're very excited to get into a discussion about m.m.t. b
some press attention has been given more it seems in the last year or so here's an article from the washington post modern monetary theory an unconventional take on economic strategy and further in this off article it talks about deficit our walls and so not hawks or does but owls now where did this term come from well according to the article it was coined by stephanie calton a professor at the university of missouri at kansas city who with another gentleman talked about in the article is part...
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london we have donna mustafa he is a reader in politics and environment at king's college london and in washington we cross to michael copeland he is a south asia associate at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in any time one twenty five go to you first in london if you like the term water wars because it's used a lot in media. it sounds good because it's a literal served want to wars but in fact it misleads people into thinking that most you run out of water whatever that means you then automatically reach for a kalashnikov and go to war waters we have seen over the past forty years at least war is that when people are a lot of water that is they haven't got enough water to raise the food that they need at home they're not no longer self-sufficient they then reach for trade because trade is quiet and invisible it doesn't raise any politics a country all the twenty countries in the middle east and many other countries in the world and all the countries in europe except france can easily move into dependence on
london we have donna mustafa he is a reader in politics and environment at king's college london and in washington we cross to michael copeland he is a south asia associate at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in any time one twenty five go to you first in london if you like the term water wars because it's used a lot in media. it sounds good because it's a literal served want to wars but in fact it...
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financial considerations were one of the reasons that brought peace washington state native to western siberia yet his main motive for the surgery had to do with how he fared in the auditors in america average height was one seventy five i was one sixty seven or one sixty eight in so one eight centimeters would have brought me right to average if i just wanted to be average for women height isn't so important you know i think girl can be short and it's not a big deal i think a guy is like expected to be taller just before the operation most mad a russian girl who found he's a regional hide quite endearing yet he still want to have had the surgery adding seven more centimeters to he self-confidence she told me the whole time you're crazy you're normal you're perfect. so now or should i call you so what a compliment for somebody who's used to falling short of his own expectations. and then welcome to business or to be with me dmitri medvedev it has been a. crisis wrecked year for many but some have been battered so hard they made into business short list of this year's biggest losers now
financial considerations were one of the reasons that brought peace washington state native to western siberia yet his main motive for the surgery had to do with how he fared in the auditors in america average height was one seventy five i was one sixty seven or one sixty eight in so one eight centimeters would have brought me right to average if i just wanted to be average for women height isn't so important you know i think girl can be short and it's not a big deal i think a guy is like...
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good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm more in the store here in washington d.c. these are headlines for tuesday december eleventh two thousand and twelve when talking about fiscal cliff solutions anti-tax advocate grover norquist we all know him he says nothing's changed from two years ago when president obama agreed to extend bush tax cuts for all. income is not strong there the argument to raise tax. says now it is not only better than it was two years ago. but does the government need to tax and borrow in order to spend or is the government actually less constrained in its spending than believed and do budget deficits matter much less right now than we may think well stephanie calton chair of the economics department at university of missouri kansas city and a subscriber of modern monetary theory is here to talk about just that plus the senate is reportedly looking at extending a two thousand and eight at the i.c.c. financial crisis measure that guarantees one hundred percent of all checking account bank deposits now the c b o estimates the f.d.a. as the does
good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm more in the store here in washington d.c. these are headlines for tuesday december eleventh two thousand and twelve when talking about fiscal cliff solutions anti-tax advocate grover norquist we all know him he says nothing's changed from two years ago when president obama agreed to extend bush tax cuts for all. income is not strong there the argument to raise tax. says now it is not only better than it was two years ago. but does the government...
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power in syria now in washington i'm going to check on. there's been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts there primary school southeast of the capital killing at least one person and injuring five in a separate incident a person was wounded following two more explosions near a court building in damascus where foreign policy experts see the warning signs of america recognizing the rebel coalition pushing syria deeper into a crisis which will echo region wide what it does is that opens the door now for much more direct intervention in the civil war it will mean a heavy weapons will come in contention even i think you could end up with a no fly zone it's really pretty much an open declaration of war against the outside regime one of the things that i think is difficult is trying to get really accurate reporting it seems as if the our sort of regime is sort of its back against the wall and yet at the same time it doesn't seem as if the opposition could really hold on to territory i mean this could be a long running thing this could g
power in syria now in washington i'm going to check on. there's been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts there primary school southeast of the capital killing at least one person and injuring five in a separate incident a person was wounded following two more explosions near a court building in damascus where foreign policy experts see the warning signs of america recognizing the rebel coalition pushing syria deeper into a crisis which will echo region wide what it does is that opens...
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as washington continues to make a moral case for its covert wars on terror yemen is presented as a place that is full of terrorists getting ready to attack america but very few think of yemen as a chokepoint of vast economic interests yemen is the poorest country in the middle east but it's sitting on one of the most important trade routes in the wall the bubble may end up straight most people have heard about the southwest canal world war three almost broke out over the canal right that's how important it is but bob amanda doesn't instantly ring a bell although it's basically an extension of this west canal and it is a similar strategic importance almost all of europe's trade with china japan india and the rest of asia passes through babel mendez every day that's how important it is some argue that washington sees terrorism in yemen as a problem in a sense that it could have an adverse impact on economic interests at stake the united states wouldn't be engaged in such a conflict in yemen if it didn't hold very specific geo political and strategic you said city or the u.s. i think most i
as washington continues to make a moral case for its covert wars on terror yemen is presented as a place that is full of terrorists getting ready to attack america but very few think of yemen as a chokepoint of vast economic interests yemen is the poorest country in the middle east but it's sitting on one of the most important trade routes in the wall the bubble may end up straight most people have heard about the southwest canal world war three almost broke out over the canal right that's how...
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it's monday december thirty first two thousand and twelve four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine and you're watching our team or we going to begin this hour with a look at the latest on the fiscal cliff tonight at midnight is the deadline after all and it even brought the u.s. congress into work yesterday on a sunday as some people have been waiting with bated breath to see just what the terms of the deal will look like it's important to remember at least for the last few years budget deals always come down to the last known moment getting this done before the holidays would have meant lawmakers on both sides would appear to their constituents as desperate and being forced to vote one way or the other now we do want to outline for you the latest details of the deal to avert the fiscal cliff as of now the potential deal could bring six hundred billion dollars in revenue taxes would be increased. by nearly forty percent on individuals earning four hundred thousand dollars or more and for families earning four hundred fifty thousand dollars the earned income tax credit
it's monday december thirty first two thousand and twelve four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine and you're watching our team or we going to begin this hour with a look at the latest on the fiscal cliff tonight at midnight is the deadline after all and it even brought the u.s. congress into work yesterday on a sunday as some people have been waiting with bated breath to see just what the terms of the deal will look like it's important to remember at least for the last few years budget deals...
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it's friday december twenty first or of him in washington d.c. meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. well it's official we survive the so-called end of the world that is the end of the mayan calendar but while we might have avoided the fireballs and earthquakes the u.s. is still barreling toward economic calamity with relentless fiscal cliff talks and things didn't improve much last night in fact talks moved back to square one when republican speaker john boehner pulled his plan b. bill from the house floor after failing to garner enough votes from his own party now three months ago to the day i sat at this desk and talked about the numerous bills that congress still needed to pass before the year ended so let's check up on our politicians progress. first up a bill to avoid the so-called proverbial fiscal cliff stopping seaquest ration and preventing what is essentially a congress mandated recession as we know from last night the negotiations that have sucked up so much time and effort remain up in the air and what about that the national defense
it's friday december twenty first or of him in washington d.c. meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. well it's official we survive the so-called end of the world that is the end of the mayan calendar but while we might have avoided the fireballs and earthquakes the u.s. is still barreling toward economic calamity with relentless fiscal cliff talks and things didn't improve much last night in fact talks moved back to square one when republican speaker john boehner pulled his plan b. bill from...
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been going to michael in washington shows is michael i saw you want to jump in there go ahead yeah i think it's we should say that to some extent it is appropriate that water is politicized and that's because there really is some potential for a conflict over water at some point not necessarily today but sometime down the road take south asia this is a region that i focus on more than any other region very few countries get along and most of the region share is rivers india and pakistan of course share the indus and india china bali dash the share rivers and it's very very easy for a country and operate parian country to take some sort of punitive measure such as for example hypothetically cutting off river flows to the country downstream and something could happen that way but i think that what is even more concerning when you want to talk about the potential for water conflict is not country war between countries but really conflict within countries in india and pakistan there are tremendous amount of tensions and disagreements over river sharing allocations punjab and sindh in pak
been going to michael in washington shows is michael i saw you want to jump in there go ahead yeah i think it's we should say that to some extent it is appropriate that water is politicized and that's because there really is some potential for a conflict over water at some point not necessarily today but sometime down the road take south asia this is a region that i focus on more than any other region very few countries get along and most of the region share is rivers india and pakistan of...
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to bomb them as washington see fit and friendly enough not to mess with this vital trade really enough not to mess with that kind of a prop by the united states as often lead to eliminating much of the local population that sooner or later gets the sense that their government is serving its own interests and the interest of those thousands of miles away in washington i'm going to. ration is sounding the retreat as the cost of conflict become too much to bat in the few minutes we pull from the rush to pull its troops from afghanistan because the bill's pretty indefensible sunt. traps about and we can add said julian assange says his whistle blowing web site is ready to reveal more game changing data next had dressed his supporters and the media that gathered outside the ecuadorian embassy in london where he's been and six months. the world's media and a lot of supporters have come out for him this evening also holding a candlelight vigil he called the crowd when he came out a sight for sore eyes and then he mocked his six months in the embassy by talking about it saying that he entered
to bomb them as washington see fit and friendly enough not to mess with this vital trade really enough not to mess with that kind of a prop by the united states as often lead to eliminating much of the local population that sooner or later gets the sense that their government is serving its own interests and the interest of those thousands of miles away in washington i'm going to. ration is sounding the retreat as the cost of conflict become too much to bat in the few minutes we pull from the...